Understanding the Bible

The video explores the Bible's significance, its composition as a collection of texts from ancient Israel, and its structure, including the TaNaK. It discusses the Second Temple literature and the Bible's narrative, which anticipates a leader who never arrives. The New Testament is introduced as a continuation of this story, with Jesus as the awaited leader. The video also covers different Christian views on biblical texts and concludes with resources for further exploration.

What is one of the main purposes of the Bible according to the video?

• To provide historical facts

• To explore the big questions of existence

• To entertain with stories

• To teach scientific principles

What is the Bible described as in the video?

• A small library of books

• A collection of scrolls

• A single book

• A series of letters

Who were considered literary geniuses in the Bible?

• Scribes

• Priests

• Prophets

• Kings

What does the 'T' in TaNaK stand for?

• Testament

• Torah

• Temple

• Tradition

What is the significance of the Nevi'im in the TaNaK?

• It contains the laws of Israel

• It includes the historical books and poetic books of the prophets

• It is a collection of wisdom literature

• It is the foundation story of Israel

What event marked the beginning of the formation of the Jewish Scriptures?

• The building of the first temple

• The conquest by the Babylonians

• The reign of King David

• The return from Babylonian exile

Who claimed to carry the TaNaK story forward?

• Moses

• Solomon

• David

• Jesus of Nazareth

What did the apostles write about?

• The story of Jesus and the spread of the Jesus movement

• The wisdom literature

• The laws of Israel

• The history of the Jewish people

What did the Catholic Church call some of the Second Temple literature?

• Pseudepigrapha

• Gnostic texts

• Deuterocanonical books

• Apocrypha

What was the Protestant approach to the Bible during the Reformation?

• They rejected the New Testament

• They created new scriptures

• They accepted only the Old and New Testaments

• They included all Second Temple literature